Requirements

1. A
Registrar-approved driver education and training program, which includes 30
hours of classroom instruction; 12 hours of in-car, behind-the-wheel training;
and six hours of in-car experience observing other student drivers

2. An
additional 40 hours of supervised, behind-the-wheel driving as shown by a
certified statement provided by a parent or guardian. The Registry of Motor Vehicles will
accept 30 hours of driving supervised by a parent or guardian if the applicant completed a driver skills
development program.

3. Parent
or guardian participation in two hours of instruction on the driver’s education
curriculum (unless they have participated within the past five years)